Walt Disney World is heading for a leadership change at one of the most consequential moments in Central Florida theme-park competition in decades. Jeff Vahle, President of Walt Disney World Resort, announced that he will retire this summer after 36 years with Disney,...
Peter Capaldi might appear in the Harry Potter franchise. According to rumor, the former Doctor Who is being considered for a role in the upcoming HBO reboot.
Sandbox VR has announced an ambitious collaboration with Netflix to bring Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon series into the virtual reality space. The project, described as an “interactive VR game,” aims to expand the universe of Snyder’s sci-fi epic into a fully immersive adventure for fans.
The problem? There aren’t many fans left to care.
The gaming industry has become a battleground for cultural and political ideologies, with a stark divide forming between the virtue signaling “woke” crowd and everyday gamers exhausted by constant political messaging and finger-wagging. The community’s response to two recent events—the crowd-funding campaign of Gaming While Black, a documentary featuring former Kotaku editor Alyssa Mercante, and Mercante’s contentious lawsuit against YouTuber SmashJT—illustrates the widening chasm between these groups in what’s become known as the gaming culture war.
The recently released Indiana Jones and The Great Circle came out amidst a ton of doubt and scrutiny. However, after playing the game, I have to say that it was actually pretty darn good!
Batman recently made his first official DCU appearance in Creature Commandos, at a time in which the Caped Crusader’s two movies, The Batman 2 and Batman: The Brave and The Bold seem to be stalling behind the scenes. Could that mean there’s turmoil behind the scenes? And what does that mean for Batman’s future in the DCU?
Variety recently published research from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University showing that “women accounted for just 16% of directors working on the 250 highest-grossing domestic releases” of 2024, noting further that “women directed just 11% of the 100 most popular films, down three percentage points from 2023.”
As the holiday season unfolds, the cinematic landscape reveals a familiar pattern: Disney flexing its box office muscles by dominating theater allocations. However, this year brings an unusual twist, as Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has emerged as the unexpected box office...
Very soon, Dollywood will have more classic Muppet content created by Jim Henson than Walt Disney World after the House of Mouse bulldozes Jim Henson’s legacy with the closure of MuppetVision 3D.
James Gunn’s Superman released its first trailer today, showing off a brighter more hopeful look at the Man of Steel than we’ve seen in some time on the big screen.
The gaming industry stands at a critical crossroads, one where creativity and innovation are increasingly threatened by corporations seeking legal dominance over fundamental gameplay elements. At the heart of this issue lies the unsettling reality of the “gameplay mechanic patent”—a trend that began when Warner Bros. secured exclusive rights to its Lord of The Rings Nemesis System and has now intensified with Nintendo’s recent patent of a core creature-capturing mechanic.
You see a headline such as “The Tragic Story Of This State’s Horrid Decline In Enjoyment Of An Iconic, Beloved Delicacy!” You’re curious. In the more sophisticated forms, based on what you’ve told your browser to reveal, they even fill in the state with YOUR home state to draw you in further, so…you click and open the story.
Rising up like a giant Marriott next to the Seven Seas Lagoon, the new Polynesian DVC Tower is a cheap-looking and garish addition to the Disney World horizon near Magic Kingdom. Now we may know why: a total emphasis on "sustainability" over actually making something...